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Thanks to their iron coating they could not perforated by the artillery's of that time, which could only damage non vital point of them like smokestacks, steerage and embrasures. Furthermore their draught was very little, so that they could manoeuvre
also in relative shallow waters.
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Where did monitor vs merrimack take place?
The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
What type of ships were the monitor and merrimack?
Ironclads.
How many were in the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
If the question asks only about the crews of the two ships, the Monitor had a crew of 59, and the Merrimack had 320, but the entire two-day Battle of Hampton Roads involved thousands more. The Merrimack was joined by five CSN gunboats, and there were five USN warships at Hampton Roads. [The Merrimack sank two of them before the Monitor arrived.]
What was the name of the ironclads in the Confederate Navy?
merrimack monitor
Who won between the battle of the Merrimack and the Monitor?
The Merrimac,
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